Combining the Plays: Structural Analysis

Death and the Maiden Sizwe Bansi is Dead A Streetcar Named Desire
Opening
What happens in
the opening
scene? What
ideas and
characters are
established?
What is the mood
of the opening?
What questions
does the opening
pose for the
audience?
Clima
Is there a central
climax?
What is the
climactic
moment?
How is it/are
they established
dramatically?
How does this
alter the direction
of the play?
Pace
How many
sections are there
in the play?
Are they of
comparable
length? intensity?
How does the
pace of the play
effect the
audiences
response?
Death and the Maiden Sizwe Bansi is Dead A Streetcar Named Desire
!ransitions
What techniques
are used to
indicate the
movement from
one section to the
next?
Are these
transitions sharp
abrupt smooth
give the audience
time to reflect
subtle !
Closing
What is the
closing scene?
How does this
encourage the
audience to
respond to the
protagonist?
How does it
indicate the
dominant idea of
the play?
Identify points of comparison and contrast for each structural feature between the plays"
Identify how each feature influences the audiences understanding and response to the dominant ideas of the play"